UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Old Trafford - Manchester Wednesday 2 December 2020 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Manchester United FC Group H - Matchday 5 Paris Saint-Germain Last updated 01/12/2020 03:30CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 6 1 Manchester United FC - Paris Saint-Germain Wednesday 2 December 2020 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Old Trafford, Manchester Match background Manchester United will be keen to maintain their advantage in Group H when Paris Saint-Germain come to Old Trafford, with the home side knowing that victory will guarantee their qualification for the knockout phase. • The English club were 2-1 winners in Paris on Matchday 1 thanks to Marcus Rashford's late goal, and now have nine points, three ahead of both Paris, runners-up in 2019/20, and Leipzig, who got to last season's semi-finals. While a win will ensure United's presence in the round of 16, a draw will also suffice if Leipzig lose away to İstanbul Başakşehir in Group H's other Matchday 5 fixture. Previous meetings • Paris looked to have seized control of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against United, the only previous fixtures between the clubs before this season, with a 2-0 first-leg victory at Old Trafford thanks to two goals in eight second-half minutes from Presnel Kimpembe (53) and Kylian Mbappé (60). • No side had ever recovered from a two-goal home first-leg defeat in the UEFA Champions League era and, though United struck early at the Parc des Princes through Romelu Lukaku (2), Juan Bernat levelled for the home side ten minutes later. Lukaku restored United's lead on the night on the half-hour, however, and just when it appeared they would fall short, Rashford held his nerve from the penalty spot four minutes into added time after Kimpembe had been penalised for handball to put his team in the quarter-finals on away goals. Form guide Manchester United • United won their first two Group H games, following up the win in Paris with a 5-0 home defeat of Leipzig thanks to Rashford's hat-trick. They then went down 2-1 at İstanbul Başakşehir, the debutants' first group win, but bounced back with a convincing 4-1 win against the Turkish champions at Old Trafford last time out, Bruno Fernandes scoring twice. • This is United's 23rd UEFA Champions League group stage campaign, more than any other English side and fewer only than Barcelona and Real Madrid (both 25) and Porto and Bayern München (both 24) overall. They have qualified for the knockout phase on 18 occasions, also an English record. • The three-time European champions' most recent appearance in the competition came in 2018/19, when they lost to Barcelona in the quarter-finals after that spectacular round of 16 comeback against Paris. • Ole Gunnar Solskjær's side reached the UEFA Europa League semi-finals in 2019/20, losing to eventual champions Sevilla in the last four. They had finished first in their section on 13 points before comfortable aggregate wins against Club Brugge (6-1) and LASK (7-1) in the round of 32 and 16 respectively and a 1-0 extra-time defeat of Copenhagen in the one-off quarter-final. Sevilla proved too strong in the semis, however, United going down 2-1 in Cologne. • United have won their UEFA Champions League section 15 times, although only once since 2013/14. • The Manchester club finished third in the Premier League in 2019/20. • European Cup winners in 1968, United lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy in 1999 and 2008, also reaching the final in 2009 and 2011 – the latter four all under Sir Alex Ferguson. • Before beating Leipzig on Matchday 2, United had lost their previous two home UEFA Champions League matches; they have still been beaten in four of the last eight (W3 D1), although they won all five games at Old Trafford in the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League, scoring 15 goals and conceding only one. The Matchday 4 defeat of İstanbul Başakşehir therefore made it seven successive home European victories, since a 1-0 defeat by Barcelona in the first leg of the 2018/19 quarter-final. • United have lost only one of their last 11 matches against Ligue 1 clubs, home and away (W8 D2) – at home to Paris in 2019. • The Red Devils had never been beaten at home by Ligue 1 opponents before that 2019 defeat against Paris; their record otherwise is W10 D3. Paris • Thomas Tuchel's team have lost two of their four games in this season's competition 2-1, going down at home to United and at Leipzig either side of a 2-0 victory away to İstanbul Başakşehir. They were 1-0 winners at home to Leipzig on Matchday 4 thanks to Neymar's first-half penalty. • Ligue 1 champions for the seventh time in eight years in 2019/20, and ninth time overall, Paris also won both domestic cups last season. This is the French side's ninth successive UEFA Champions League campaign and 13th in total. • Paris reached their first European Cup final last season, only to lose 1-0 to Bayern München in Lisbon. They had 2 Manchester United FC - Paris Saint-Germain Wednesday 2 December 2020 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Old Trafford, Manchester beaten Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16 (1-2 a, 2-0 h), Atalanta in the one-off quarter-final (2-1) and Leipzig (3-0) in the semi-final en route to the decider. • The Parisians have reached the knockout stages on their last eight UEFA Champions League appearances, although 2019/20 marked their first semi-final appearance since 1995. They suffered three successive last-16 defeats prior to last season. • Tuchel's side finished first in a section also including Real Madrid, Club Brugge and Galatasaray in 2019/20. They won five of their six games, drawing the other, and conceded only two goals to finish five points above Madrid. • Paris had scored in 34 successive UEFA Champions League games, matching the competition record set by Madrid between 2011 and 2014, before drawing a blank in last season's final. They have found the net in all four matches this term, making it 30 successive group stage fixtures in which they have now scored. • Paris have won 14 of their last 22 UEFA Champions League matches (D3 L5). The Matchday 1 defeat by United was one of only four in their last 57 European home games (W37 D16). • The French side have also been victorious in seven of their last 14 away UEFA Champions League fixtures (D2 L5) and had won four in a row before drawing 2-2 at Real Madrid on Matchday 5 last season. Since then, their away record is W1 L2. • The 2019 win at Old Trafford was only Paris's second away to an English club; their record otherwise is D4 L5. • Paris have won six of their 22 games against English opponents, home and away (D8 L8), managing only two victories in their last nine matches (D3 L4). Links and trivia • Edinson Cavani is Paris's record scorer, hitting 200 goals in 301 games for the club between 2013 and 2020. He won six Ligue 1 titles, four Coupes de France and five Coupes de la Ligue. • Ander Herrera was at United from 2014 to 2019, scoring 20 goals in his 189 appearances. He was part of the team that won the UEFA Europa League and English League Cup in 2016/17 having lifted the FA Cup the previous season. • Ángel Di María spent 2014/15 at United, scoring three goals in 27 Premier League appearances before leaving for Paris. • Anthony Martial was born in the Paris suburb of Massy, starting his football education at local grassroots club Les Ulis, whose alumni include Thierry Henry, before joining Lyon's academy aged 14. He broke into OL's first team in 2012/13, joining Monaco in 2013 before signing for United two years later. • Have also played in England: Moise Kean (Everton 2019/20) Sergio Rico (Fulham 2018/19 loan) Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa 2015/16, Everton 2016–19) • Have played together: Anthony Martial & Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco 2013–15) Alex Telles & Danilo Pereira (Porto 2016–20) • International team-mates: Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial & Presnel Kimpembe, Layvin Kurzawa, Kylian Mbappé (France) Alex Telles, Fred & Marquinhos, Neymar (Brazil) David de Gea & Juan Bernat, Pablo Sarabia, Ander Herrera (Spain) Bruno Fernandes & Danilo Pereira (Portugal) • Kimpembe, Mbappé and Pogba were all in France's victorious 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. Latest news Manchester United • Paul Pogba's next appearance in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final, will be his 50th. • Donny van de Beek's next appearance in UEFA club competition will be his 50th. • Edinson Cavani's next goal in UEFA club competition will be his 50th. • On Sunday United came from 2-0 down at half-time to win 3-2 at Southampton, making it eight successive away victories in the league – a new club record. Cavani, a half-time substitute, scored twice including an added-time winner. • Dean Henderson made his first league appearance for United on Sunday as a half-time substitute for the injured David De Gea; Van de Beek started a Premier League match for the first time. 3 Manchester United FC - Paris Saint-Germain Wednesday 2 December 2020 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Old Trafford, Manchester • United have won one of their five home Premier League matches in 2020/21 (D1 L3).